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#B795A1 Color

#B795A1 is rgb(183, 149, 161) in RGB, hsl(339, 19%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 12%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac Luster (#AE98AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B795A1
HEX#B795A1
RGBrgb(183, 149, 161)
HSLhsl(339, 19%, 65%)
HSVhsv(339, 19%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 12%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.044 355.1)
LABlab(65.15% 14.58 -1.27)
LCHlch(65.15% 14.64 355.04)

What #B795A1 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B795A1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 6.28Tuscany#C09999ΔE 7.32Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 7.43English Lavender#B48395ΔE 8.55Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.8Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 8.85

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#B795A1 Channel Values

How #B795A1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 183 · G 149 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 19% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 19% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 12% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B795A1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B795A1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B795A1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B795A1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B795A1
Complementary
#95B7AB
Analogous
#B795B2
Analogous
#B79A95
Triadic
#A1B795
Triadic
#95A1B7
Split comp.
#95B79A
Split comp.
#95B2B7

Tints & Shades of #B795A1

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1A4AE
#C9B0B9
#D4BFC6
#DECED4
#E8DEE1
#F1EAEC

Shades

#A47988
#926373
#76515E
#5B3E48
#402B32
#271B1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B795A1.

How #B795A1 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B795A1
Protanopia#9B9BA1
Protanomaly#A799A1
Deuteranopia#A1A1A0
Deuteranomaly#AA9DA0
Tritanopia#B69797
Tritanomaly#B6969B
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B795A1 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b795a1: #B795A1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B795A1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b795a1': '#B795A1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.584, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_b795a1">#B795A1</color>
SVG fillfill="#B795A1"

More Pink Colors

#B795A1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B795A1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B795A1?

#B795A1 is a light pink — rgb(183, 149, 161) in RGB and hsl(339, 19%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac Luster (#AE98AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.28.

What is the RGB value of #B795A1?

#B795A1 is rgb(183, 149, 161) — red 183, green 149, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B795A1?

#B795A1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 12%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B795A1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B795A1 scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B795A1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B795A1 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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